The author addresses the crucial environmental issues of our times and considers the impact on the economies of the world.
Environmental protection
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Auteur:Brown, Lester R.Sommaire: -
Auteur:Kolbert, ElizabethSommaire:That man should have dominion "over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth" is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it's said we live...
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Auteur:Sommaire:Thunder at Michigan and Thunder in the Heartland is about a chronicle of changes that took place in a small school in a major Midwestern university. The change that took place had a profound impact upon both the students and faculty...
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Auteur:Edwards, Andres R.Sommaire:Every 15 seconds on our Earth Island, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume 85 million barrels of oil and pump 23 million tons of carbon dioxide into an already...
- Auteur:LaDuke, WinonaSommaire:
Winona LaDuke's Chronicles is a collection of stories of Indigenous communities from the Canadian subarctic to the heart of Dine Bii Kaya, Navajo Nation. Stories range from visits with Desmond Tutu, front line Indigenous leaders,...
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Auteur:Robertson, JoanneSommaire:This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet....
- Auteur:Neufeld, JosiahSommaire:
A journalistic memoir by a lapsed evangelical Christian that examines how the ecological crisis is shifting the ground of religious faith. Our species is leaving scars on the earth that will last for millennia. How has religious...
- Auteur:LOVELOCK, JamesSommaire:
James Lovelock, one of the giants of environmental thinking, argues passionately and poetically that, although global warming is now inevitable, we are not yet too late to save at least part of human civilization. Not only is mankind on...
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Auteur:Boyd, David R.Sommaire:A hopeful, inspiring, and honest take on the environment
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges — climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we...
- Auteur:Boyd, David R.Sommaire:
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges -- climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past fifty years, a remarkable number of...
- Auteur:Willard, Bob.Sommaire:
Smart sustainability strategies and how they can benefit the bottom line.
- Auteur:Griffin, RachelSommaire:
Clara Densmore is an Everwitch. For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power peaking in the season of their birth. But their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, whose...
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Auteur:Suzuki, DavidSommaire:Offers the author's thoughts about the destructive relationship that now exists between humans and nature, and a proposition to adopt a holistic worldview in order to save the planet.
- Auteur:Vick, ChrisSommaire:
From killers to conservationists, Carnegie-shortlisted Chris Vick tells the story of three generations of the Kristensen family, their history as whale hunters and later their mission to save the great whales and our planet. Summer, the...
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Auteur:Turner, ChrisSommaire: -
Auteur:Helget, Nicole LeaSommaire:Eleven-year-old Fern helps to take care of her impoverished family by foraging for food in the forest, but when a fracking company rolls into town, she realizes that her peaceful woods and her family's livelihood could be threatened....
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Auteur:Francis, GeorgeSommaire:"As the quickening pace of ecological change around the globe increases our anxiety about the long-term sustainability of the Earth's ecosystems, internationally renowned sustainability studies authority George Francis provides a timely...
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Auteur:Cassidy, SaraSommaire:Liza, determined to prove that her mother's boyfriend is no good, starts researching the oil company he works for. Liza discovers a lawsuit against the company for compensation that is long overdue to Guatemalan farmers. She starts a...
- Auteur:Hall, HarronSommaire:
A little girl meets a water spirit who asks her to protect and care for the water.
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Auteur:Pink, SarahSommaire:The study of everyday life is fundamental to our understanding of modern society. This book provides a coherent, interdisciplinary way to engage with everyday activities and environments. Arguing for an innovative, ethnographic approach...
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